https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minnes ... 6pjjiuc4rbICE agent should have de-escalated the situation, former Minneapolis police chief says
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo has described to CNN ways in which an ICE agent who fatally shot a woman in the city could have de-escalated the situation.
He said police departments “are trained specifically when you’re dealing with individuals in a vehicle. De-escalation. But you’re also trained to do what you can as a law enforcement officer to eliminate your risk and to eliminate the public’s risk,” he told CNN’s Laura Coates.
When asked to explain, Arradondo said: “Get out of the way of the car.”
Given the woman was not the immediate target of the operation, ICE agents could have let her go and revisited her case later, Arrandondo said.
“You can always, if you need, to get the license plate of the vehicle,” he said. “If there’s people around or witnesses around who can identify her, then you can let her go. Come back.”
“To use deadly force…the elements of that have to be so concerning to open up fire on an individual,” he said.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended the ICE agent’s actions, saying that he was using his training.
“I do believe that this officer used his training in this situation and will let the FBI continue the investigation to get it resolved,” she said.
Witness Ugene Bentley said he saw an agent take a video of the front and rear of the victim’s car before the shooting.
“I’m thinking at that time that they can follow up,” he said, noting that he assumed they recorded her license plate.
Ota rekkari talteen, poistu auton edestä, palaa asiaan myöhemmin.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minnes ... 6ptiimaoxgBentley said he saw an SUV blocking both lanes of traffic, and heard the driver blowing a whistle and yelling out an open window of her vehicle to let people know that ICE agents were nearby.
Tuon mukaan uhri olisi ollut varoittamassa muita asukkaita ICEn läsnäolosta.
